Kentucky vs. Tennessee Preview

By: BetUS.com     Date: Feb 27, 2010
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The second-ranked Kentucky Wildcats have won eight straight games and will be looking to take another step toward securing an outright SEC championship title when they visit the struggling Tennessee Volunteers at Thompson-Boling Arena today at 12 PM ET.

Saturday, February 27, 12:00 PM ET
Kentucky Wildcats (27-1 SU, 15-11 ATS, 13-12 O/U)
Tennessee Volunteers (20-7 SU, 10-13-1 ATS, 6-14 O/U)

Here is a look at tonight’s key head-to-head trends surrounding this contest.

•Wildcats are 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
•Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Tennessee.
•Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
•Wildcats are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Tennessee.
•Home team is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.

Kentucky 411
Wildcats are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games.
Wildcats are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
Wildcats are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 vs. Southeastern.
Wildcats are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 road games.

The Wildcats have won nine straight games and extracted some revenge on the South Carolina Gamecocks on Thursday, beating their SEC rivals 82-61 to cover the college basketball betting line as whopping 16-point home favorites to move to a perfect 4-0 ATS over the last four games.

Junior forward Patrick Patterson scored a team-high 23 points to lead the Wildcats to victory. Kentucky averages 80.5 points per game while allowing 65.2 points per contest defensively.

Tennessee 411
Volunteers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning SU record.
Volunteers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games.
Volunteers are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games overall.
Volunteers are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games following a S.U. loss.

Tennessee had its modest two-game winning streak snapped in its 75-62 loss to Florida on Tuesday. The Volunteers got a team-high 20 points from sophomore guard Scotty Hopson but it wasn’t enough to help Tennessee cash in for college basketball betting backers as a 2-point road underdog. Tennessee has gone a dismal 1-4 ATS over the last five games and a bankroll-busting 2-8 ATS over the last 10 games overall.

The Volunteers average 74.9 points per game this season while allowing 65.1 points per game defensively.

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